I was supposed to be cruising in my new 2011 2LT today but was told by the dealer that my car is one of the 1704 cars that is being held hostage by Allied.
Any word on how long this could take to free these cars from Allied?
I put a $10,000 down payment and a promised delivery date. What about some compensation?

I was supposed to be cruising in my new 2011 2LT today but was told by the dealer that my car is one of the 1704 cars that is being held hostage by Allied.
Any word on how long this could take to free these cars from Allied?
I put a $10,000 down payment and a promised delivery date. What about some compensation?

Call a lawyer and file a suit against Allied, I am damm sure I will, I am just waiting to find out if I am one of the 1704, if Allied starts having lawsuits show up in their mailbox, maybe they will start to release our cars....

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Originally Posted by Razorwire

I was supposed to be cruising in my new 2011 2LT today but was told by the dealer that my car is one of the 1704 cars that is being held hostage by Allied.
Any word on how long this could take to free these cars from Allied?
I put a $10,000 down payment and a promised delivery date. What about some compensation?

$10,000 down?

I'd start with demanding that back. Let them search for answers on when the car will be in.

As a driver myself, I can only feel for those truck drivers probably left sitting in lots with no miles to run and no pay check because their company decides to do something retarded. Many are already facing losing their jobs due to CSA 2011 (not a bad thing in all cases). I wouldnt be surprised if this causes Allied to go bust. Trucking company's are pretty hard up so its doubtful they could stand a long legal fight.

First, it has affected the delivery of many automobiles, including mine. It is very frustrating but it will all work out and my car will show up soon.

There are dealers and manufacturers that stand to lose a bunch of money. All of this because a trucking company has apparently managed itself to the brink of implosion over fuel prices and who knows how many bad decisions. Last I checked, fuel prices have been very high for a couple years.

I'm not a union guy but at the end of the day companies agree to union contracts so I really do not feel that bad for them. You reap what you sow. Unions need to learn to be more flexible and cooperative and companies just plain need to be smarter. ALL of this was avoidable.

We are no longer in the "good old days" of business. Times are tough. Smarten up!

I'm not sure if Unions are good or bad. All I know is that being a fireman in SC in a right to work state it is against the law for me to even ask for a raise. Not trying to be greedy because I don't expect to get rich in my profession, but it would be nice to at least have a voice capable of being heard.

How can Allied think they have the right to do such a thing. What poor decision making on Allied part. They are doing nothing to protect their reputation. Hopefully, this doesn't make any Camaro buyers change their mind and buy and different car. Like a piece of crap Ford or Dodge.